A dog and four sheep corralled by local police after wandering onto the M6 and
M66 as Easter getaway begins

A highways agency officer on patrolPhoto: Alamy

By Telegraph Staff

11:51PM BST 16 Apr 2014

Traffic was brought to a standstill on Wednesday after a dog and four lambs were found roaming on motorways.

Police and the Highways Agency were sent to the M6 in Lancashire to catch the large dog and the M66 in Bury just an hour later to deal with the lambs.

The officers first have to handle the dog, which was spotted running across the carriageway near junction 28 in Chorley. A little more than an hour later, four lambs were found to be wandering the hard shoulder of the M66 in Pilsworth, south of Bury town centre.

The North West Motorway Police documented the disturbance on their official Twitter feed. Posting: "Report of a dog in the carriageway M6 NB J29 area. J28 M6 south and north bound carriageways.." at 9am Wednesday morning.

They later added: "Traffic has been stopped due to a rather large dog running in live lanes. Not the best place for walkies !! The dog has been safely herded off the network ... a local dog unit is in the area."